Algebra
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Question
Simplify the expression
−151x
Evaluate
31x−52x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(31−52)x
Solution
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Evaluate
31−52
Reduce fractions to a common denominator
3×55−5×32×3
Multiply the numbers
155−5×32×3
Multiply the numbers
155−152×3
Write all numerators above the common denominator
155−2×3
Multiply the numbers
155−6
Subtract the numbers
15−1
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−151
−151x
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Find the roots
x=0
Evaluate
31x−52x
To find the roots of the expression,set the expression equal to 0
31x−52x=0
Subtract the terms
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Simplify
31x−52x
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(31−52)x
Subtract the numbers
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Evaluate
31−52
Reduce fractions to a common denominator
3×55−5×32×3
Multiply the numbers
155−5×32×3
Multiply the numbers
155−152×3
Write all numerators above the common denominator
155−2×3
Multiply the numbers
155−6
Subtract the numbers
15−1
Use b−a=−ba=−ba to rewrite the fraction
−151
−151x
−151x=0
Change the signs on both sides of the equation
151x=0
Solution
x=0
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